How 2016 Fashion Week Is Already More Inclusive Than Usual

With New York Fashion Week in full swing, all eyes are on designers to see their newest collections and attention-grabbing show tactics. (We’re looking at you, Tommy Hilfiger’s carnival).

But there’s something more significant to take note of than Kendall Jenner appearances and celebrities in the front row. Just three days in, the whole production feels profoundly more inclusive than usual. Tracy Reese featured models of different sizes, ages and races in her presentation, debuting her new “inclusive sizing” at the event.

Siriano’s decision is arguably one of the biggest moments toward inclusivity at Fashion Week thus far ― having a major designer like Siriano do something so many designers, including himself, have said is difficult due to things like cost and lack of resources.

Of course, if anyone was going to make a statement about diversity on the runway, it’s Siriano. Creating Leslie Jones’ Ghostbusters premiere dress, after she revealed no designer would help her, was icing on the inclusive, body-positive cake that has been the trajectory of Siriano’s career thus far. He has long championed inclusivity, working with celebrities of all different shapes and sizes and repeatedly speaking openly about his commitment to dressing every woman.